Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani wrote on X Wednesday that he has summoned Venezuela's chargé d'affaires to protest against the lack of information regarding the detention of Italian NGO worker Alberto Trentini and to protest against the expulsion of three Italian diplomats from Caracas.

Italian NGO worker Alberto Trentini is detained in Venezuela and Italy has requested a consular visit for him, Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday, a day after summoning Venezuela's chargé d'affaires to protest against the lack of information regarding the mid-November detention of the aid official.

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The Italian government has met to discuss the case of an Italian national arrested in Venezuela two months ago and held without formal charges.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani summoned Venezuela's charge d'affaires Wednesday to protest Venezuela's announced restrictions on French, Italian and Dutch diplomats on its soil.

Italy has protested Venezuela's lack of information over the arrest of Italian NGO worker Alberto Trentini in Caracas. Despite being detained for over two months, no charges have been filed. Tensions rise as Italy criticizes Venezuela's political climate and previously managed to secure a journalist's release from Iran.

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NGO worker Alberto Trentini, 45, was arrested in Venezuela in November but no formal charges have been pressed against him, his family has said, urging Rome's government to maximise efforts for his release.